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ArticleChemical science2020

High-yield gram-scale organic synthesis using accelerated microdroplet/thin film reactions with solvent recycling.

Honggang Nie, Zhenwei Wei, Lingqi Qiu, Xingshuo Chen, Dylan T Holden, R Graham Cooks

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Article in Chemical science, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25 citing papers in PubMed.

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6 authors.

Honggang NieAston Labs, Department of Chemistry, Purdue University 560 Oval Drive West Lafayette IN 47906-1393 USA cooks@purdue.edu.
Zhenwei WeiAston Labs, Department of Chemistry, Purdue University 560 Oval Drive West Lafayette IN 47906-1393 USA cooks@purdue.edu.
Lingqi QiuAston Labs, Department of Chemistry, Purdue University 560 Oval Drive West Lafayette IN 47906-1393 USA cooks@purdue.edu.
Xingshuo ChenAston Labs, Department of Chemistry, Purdue University 560 Oval Drive West Lafayette IN 47906-1393 USA cooks@purdue.edu.
Dylan T HoldenAston Labs, Department of Chemistry, Purdue University 560 Oval Drive West Lafayette IN 47906-1393 USA cooks@purdue.edu.
R Graham CooksAston Labs, Department of Chemistry, Purdue University 560 Oval Drive West Lafayette IN 47906-1393 USA cooks@purdue.edu.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9581-9603

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A closed system has been designed to perform microdroplet/thin film reactions with solvent recycling capabilities for gram-scale chemical synthesis. Claisen-Schmidt, Schiff base, Katritzky and Suzuki coupling reactions show acceleration factors relative to bulk of 15 to 7700 times in this droplet spray system. These values are much larger than those reported previously for the same reactions in microdroplet/thin film reaction systems. The solvent recycling mode of the new system significantly improves the reaction yield, especially for reactions with smaller reaction acceleration factors. The microdroplet/thin film reaction yield improved on recycling from 33% to 86% and from 32% to 72% for the Katritzky and Suzuki coupling reactions, respectively. The Claisen-Schmidt reaction was chosen to test the capability of this system in gram scale syntheses and rates of 3.18 g per h and an isolated yield of 87% were achieved.

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PMCPMC8157326

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